7.3 Review Foreign Policy

What is the treaty-making process?

• Congress makes treaties

• President negotiates, Senate approves

• Supreme Court approves treaties

• State governments decide

Who negotiates treaties for the U.S.?

• Congress

• Supreme Court

• President

• State Governors

What does "advice and consent" mean?

• Senate must approve treaties by 2/3 vote

• President consults Supreme Court

• Congress delegates treaties

• Senate funds treaties

What is ratification?

• Approval of a treaty

• President negotiates treaty

• Declaring war

• Rejecting a law

What are foreign policy tools?

• Methods for international goals

• Military defense strategies

• Domestic economic strategies

• Rules for trade

What is diplomacy?

• Using military force

• Managing relations peacefully

• Imposing sanctions

• Providing foreign aid

What is foreign aid?

• Sending troops

• Providing assistance to other countries

• Imposing trade restrictions

• Setting up military bases

What are economic sanctions?

• Taxing citizens

• Restrictions on trade

• Increasing foreign aid

• New trade agreements

What is military force?

• Deploying armed forces

• Sending humanitarian aid

• Managing relations peacefully

• Imposing trade restrictions

What is foreign policy?

• Managing relations with other nations

• Local government rules

• Domestic trade laws

• State budgets